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Joints & ligaments

Sacrotuberous ligament

Ligamentum sacrotuberale

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System
Joints & ligaments
Regions
Trunk, Abdomen, Lower limb
Side
Left and right
Part of
Fibrous joints of pelvic girdle
Sacrotuberous ligament (Ligamentum sacrotuberale) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
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DescriptionUnreviewed

The sacrotuberous ligament (great or posterior sacrosciatic ligament) is situated at the lower and back part of the pelvis.

It is flat, and triangular in form; narrower in the middle than at the ends.

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Names

Latin
Ligamentum sacrotuberale
English
Sacrotuberous ligament
French
Ligament sacrotubéral
Spanish
Ligamento sacrotuberoso
Portuguese
Ligamento sacrotuberoso

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